Brainverse

This curated playlist explores recent advances in our knowledge of the brain and what can go wrong with this complex center of mind and body.

Modern science sees our brains as a product of a lifelong process of development, learning, and environmental influences. The brain's ability to coordinate our senses, thoughts, and vital functions is one of the true marvels of nature. But the sophisticated functions of the brain can also be derailed by trauma, disease, and little understood glitches in its development. This playlist shows that like the universe at large, the workings of the brain remain one of the most vexing and promising areas of scientific study.